Arrowhead cover



NOV. 12, 1963 SUKALA, JR 3,110,336

ARROWHEAD COVER Original Filed March 2, 1960 INVENTOR. Justin G. Sukala, Jr.

his ATTORNEYS.

3,11%,336 ARRQWHEAD CGVER .l'ustin G. Sulraia, .ln, 1731 Melrose Ave, Natrona Heights, Pa.

{Eriginal application Mar. 2, 19%, Ear. No. 12,374 new Patent R43, 3,963,213. 3. and this application llnne 6, 1962,521'. No. Zhtlflild 2 Claims. (Cl. 1543-52) This invention relates to covers for arrowheads that eliminates problems and dangers arising from leaving arrowheads uncovered. This is a division of my application Serial No. 12,370, now allowed, filed March 2, 1960, now Patent No. 3,063,184.

A common danger hunters often expose themselves to are the razor sharp arrowheads employed on hunting arrows today. It is not uncommon for how and arrow hunters to carry their arrows in their hands or pockets rather than use the conventional quiver for such purposes. Such hunters expose themselves to bad cuts or even grave injury in the event they should slip or fall during the hunt. For the protection of such hunters, applicant has devised an arrowhead cover that is easily and quickly aliixed and removed and will tenaciously stay in place while so affixed.

Applicant provides an arrowhead cover comprising a sheath member adapted to surround the metal head of an arrow, said sheath member being reinforced in the end portion thereof adapted to receive the tip end portion of said arrowhead and said sheath further having permanent magnet means atfixed thereto adjacent said arrowhead whereby said sheath will stay firmly in place when afiixed to the arrowhead by virtue of the magnetic attraction between the arrowhead and the magnet means attached to said sheath.

Other details, objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the following description of certain present preferred embodiments thereof proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown certain present preferred embodiments of the invention in which FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of an arrow with my cover shown in place thereon;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line IIII of FIGURE 1; and

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged side elevational view partially in section taken along line III-III of FIGURE 2.

Referring now to FIGURES l and 2, Ihave illustrated an arrowhead cover wherein an arrow 3% having a metallic head portion 31 has my alrowhead cover 32 afiixed thereon. As shown in FTGURE 2, cover 32 is made of two layers of flexible plastic sheet material in the form of a sheath to receive arrowhead 31 therein. End portion 33 is stiffened by wire 34 to hold entrance 35 sufiiciently open for quick and easy entrance or removal of arrowhead 31 therewith. End portion 36 of cover 32 is reinforced with plate 37 to prevent arrowhead 31 from piercing through end portion 3 Fermanent magnet 38 is aflixed to one side or" cover 32 by placing magnet between said layers of sheet material and trapping it therein by welding or otherwise sealing the two layers of plastic sheet material together around magnet 38 placed therebetween. Magnet 38 will thus be adjacent metal arrowhead 31 when cover 32 is put on and cover 32 will stay in place due to the magnetic attraction between arrowhead 31 and magnet 33.

States Patent EQQ It is readily apparent that other arrangements oi magnets in the cover would be suitable and fall within the scope of the invention. It is obvious that smaller magnets on each side of cover 32, rather than one larger magnet 33 would more positively hold cover 32 in place on arrowhead 31. However, applicant has found that the single larger magnet 38 has adequate attracting power to satisfactorily hold cover 32 in place with the added benefit of lower cost and simpler assembly. Another modification is to utilize a U-type magnet in end portion 36 to serve both as the magnetic atlixing means and as reinforcement for end portion 36 to prevent the sharp end point or" arrowhead 31 from piercing through end portion 3-6 of cover 32.

Arrowhead cover 32 may be suitably constructed from many other materials such as canvas, rubber or leather and in various shapes and forms to accommodate different tyees of arrowheads, such as 3 or 4 bladed arrow heads in addition to the 2 bladed type shown in the draw-' ings. Applicant prefers to use plastic sheet material because it is flexible, durable, low cost and easy to work with.

Also, it is readily apparent that the magnet means may be suitably affixed to cover 32 in a number of ways such as by imbedding them in the cover, or riveting them to the cover, or by using adhesive, or it may be a magnetized portion of said cover.

Therefore, while applicant has shown and described a present preferred embodiment of the arrowhead cover, it is to be distinctly understood that the invention is not limited thereto but may be otherwise variously embodied within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. An arrowhead cover, for arrowheads made of magnetic materials, comprising a sheath member made of at least 2 layers of thin, flexible plastic material having an open end portion and a closed end portion and being adapted to surround the arrowhead it is to cover, reinforcing means within the cover comprising an elongated block across said closed end portion adapted to prevent said arrowhead from penetrating said closed end portion, stiffening means at said open end portion whereby said open end portion is predisposed to stay open and permanent magnet means disposed between said layers and aiilxed therein whereby when said cover is disposed on an arrowhead it is held thereon by the magnetic attraction between said arrowhead and said magnet means.

2. An arrowhead cover, for arrowheads made of magnetic materials, comprising flexible sheath means having an open end portion and a closed end portion and defining a pocket therein substantially trapezoidal in shape and being adapted to surround the arrowhead it is to cover, reinforcing means within the cover comprising an elongated block across said closed end portion adapted to prevent said arrowhead from penetrating said closed end portion and permanent magnet means disposed within said sheath member and affixed thereto whereby when said cover is disposed on an arrowhead it is held thereon by the magnetic attraction between the arrowhead and said magnet means.

Zaccard Sept. 4, 1951 Kurland Nov. 7, 1961 

1. AN ARROWHEAD COVER, FOR ARROWHEADS MADE OF MAGNETIC MATERIALS, COMPRISING A SHEATH MEMBER MADE OF AT LEAST 2 LAYERS OF THIN, FLEXIBLE PLASTIC MATERIAL HAVING AN OPEN END PORTION AND A CLOSED END PORTION AND BEING ADAPTED TO SURROUND THE OVERHEAD IT IS TO COVER, REINFORCING MEANS WITHIN THE COVER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BLOCK ACROSS SAID CLOSED END PORTION ADAPTED TO PREVENT SAID ARROWHEAD FROM PENETRATING SAID CLOSED END PORTION, STIFFENTING MEANS AT SAID OPEN END PORTION WHEREBY SAID OPEN END PORTION IS PREDISPOSED TO STAY OPEN AND PERMANENT MAGNET MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID LAYERS AND AFFIXED THEREIN WHEREBY WHEN SAID COVER IS DISPOSED ON AN ARROWHEAD IT IS HELD THEREON BY THE MAGNETIC ATTRACTION BETWEEN SAID ARROWHEAD AND SAID MAGNET MEANS. 